Elina Sillanpää Postdoctoral researcher, PhD in Exercise sciences Contact details Gerontology Research Center (GEREC) and Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Phone: +358-40 1429 639 E-mail: [email protected] Education Ph.D. in Exercise Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, major: sport coaching and fitness testing (2011) Pedagogical studies of adult development (Teachers’ certification), Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä (2010) M.Sc. in Exercise Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, major: exercise physiology (2004) Research interest Physical fitness, physical functioning, aging, strength and endurance training, body composition, biological aging, genetics, metabolic health, lung function, health-related quality of life Current position Postdoctoral researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Gerontology Research Center (GEREC) and Department of Health Sciences, funded by the Academy of Finland Most important earlier employment Postdoctoral researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Gerontology Research Center (GEREC) and Department of Health Sciences, funded by the EU-project: MyoAge (2011-12) Researcher (PhD student), Senior assistant (sport coaching and fitness testing), Senior assistant (exercise physiology), Assistant in physiology, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biology of Physical Activity (2005-11) Other selected affiliations and expert positions Member of the executive board of the national Strength in Old Age – Health Exercise Programme and The National Policy Programme for Older People’s Physical Activity (2013-) Coordinator of international symposium ”Physical fitness and training adaptation: Mechanisms and practical applications”. University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biology of Physical Activity (2009) International co-operation MyoAge; Understanding and Combating Age-related Muscle weakness, European research network ENGAGE; European network of genetic and genomic epidemiology Research grants Postdoctoral research grant Academy of Finland (2012-15) Personal research grants from the Juho Vainio Foundation (2008-10), Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation (2010), Sport Institute Foundation (2008-09) Scientific acknowledgements and awards Awarded in Young Scientist Competition organized by the Finnish Society of Sport Sciences (2013) Awarded in Young Scientist Competition organized by the Finnish Society of Sport Sciences (2008) Selected publications Albrecht E, Sillanpää E, Karrasch S, Couto Alves A et al. Telomere length in circulating leukocytes is associated with lung function and disease. Eur Respir J 2014 43: 983–992. Sillanpää E, Cheng S, Häkkinen K, Finni T, Walker S, Pesola A, Ahtiainen J, Stenroth L, Selänne H, Sipilä S. Body Composition in 18- to 88-Year-Old Adults—Comparison of Multifrequency Bioimpedance and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. Obesity 2014 22, 101–109. Sillanpää E, Stenroth L, Bijlsma AY, Rantanen T, McPhee JS, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Jones DA, Narici MV, Gapeyeva H, Pääsuke M, Barnouin Y, Hogrel J-Y, Butler-Browne GS, Meskers CGM, Maier AB, Törmäkangas T, and Sipilä S. Associations between muscle strength, spirometric pulmonary function and mobility in healthy older adults. AGE 2014 36:9667. Sillanpää E, Häkkinen A, Häkkinen K Body composition changes by DXA, BIA and skinfolds during exercise training in women. Eur J Appl Physiol 2013 113:2331–2341. Sillanpää E, Holviala J, Häkkinen K, Häkkinen A. Combined strength and endurance training improves health-related quality of life in healthy older adults. International Journal of Sports Medicine 2012 33(12):981-6. Sillanpää E, Häkkinen A, Punnonen K, Häkkinen K, Laaksonen DE. Effects of strength and endurance training on metabolic risk factors in healthy 40-65 years old men. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 2009 19(6):885-895. Sillanpää E, Häkkinen A, Nyman K, Mattila M, Cheng S, Karavirta L, Laaksonen DE, Huuhka N, Kraemer WJ, Häkkinen K. Body Composition and Fitness during Strength and/or Endurance Training in Older Men. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise 2008 40(5):950-958.
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